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Welcome to The Fly Box, our comprehensive repository of fly patterns. Here, you’ll find a meticulously curated collection of flies, each designed to enhance your fly fishing experience. Whether you’re targeting trout in a mountain stream or bass in a local pond, The Fly Box offers detailed patterns, tying instructions, and insights on the best conditions for each fly.

Discover traditional favourites and innovative new designs, all contributed by expert anglers from our community. Dive in, explore, and elevate your fly fishing game with the perfect fly for every occasion.

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa

Soft hackles are underrated. This pattern was originally tied to be suggestive as a Stillwater Caddis attractor. This version has a green rib used to suggest segmentation, and a Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle. The Peacock Herl thorax gives this fly…

Julian Tapping
September 16, 2020

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Vince Margossian’s Loud Mouth Popper

Vince Margossian’s Loud Mouth Popper (The LMP) is really what it says – stripped in vigorously it creates plenty of noise by splashing its way along the surface.

Julian Tapping
August 18, 2020

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

BMS Saltwater Variant

Upon deep and meaningful discussions the fly selected – envelope please – will be the BMS Saltwater Variant. Materials Hook: Size 4 or 6 saltwater.Thread: Red wooly nylonBead: Clear glassWeight: Size 4, 5 turns of .020 lead free wireSize 6,…

Julian Tapping
July 10, 2020

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Sno Ball Beetle Variant

Paul Fedeles’ Sno Ball Beetle variant Developed by Dennis Collier, the Sno Ball Beetle is a smaller more streamlined version of the popular Chernobyl Ant. The Sno Ball is quick and easy to tie, durable and super buoyant. The following…

Julian Tapping
May 18, 2020

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Paul Fedeles’ Easy Hopper

An easy hopper pattern that will help you to learn and practice techniques for tying hoppers. Tying instructions can be found in the May issue of the HFF Flycast. Materials Thread – Wooly nylon (Nylon stretch over locking thread) Hook…

Julian Tapping
May 18, 2020

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Quigley Film Critic BWO

The Film Critic is a great looking fly that imitates the natural mayfly at its most vulnerable moment when it is hatching in the surface film. Fish it as a dry fly but only put floatant on the forward portion…

Julian Tapping
April 2, 2020

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Watson’s Fancy Bead Chain Caddis

The Bead Chain Caddis is an interesting variation from the vice of Ola Andersson, using ball chain to both imitate the caddis larva and provide weight. Ola's home waters in Sweden abound with caddis, and stick caddis feature heavily in his fly patterns. Along with weight, the chain also provides a nice colour highlight and has some inherent movement with its grub-like wiggle.

Julian Tapping
March 15, 2020

Fly of the Month, The Fly Box

Hackle Stacker Emerger Adams – Paraloop

The hackle stacker is great dry fly pattern. It was devised by Bob Quigley. The fly utilises a paraloop technique by winding the hackle around a post and then pulling them over the top of thorax. The pattern can be a bit of a bitch to tie at first but once you do a couple you will have it down. You can also utilise a gallows tool for this task but I find it as easy to just use my fingers. So lets tie one up, the tutorial is of an Adams, but this pattern can be tied to match any mayflies.